Streptococcus suis meningitis: report of a case

J Med Assoc Thai. 1999 Sep;82(9):922-4.

Abstract

A 50-year-old policeman who presented with subacute meningitis, bilateral rectus muscle palsies, dizziness and early bilateral deafness was reported. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) revealed polymorphonuclear pleocytosis with Gram-positive cocci. Blood and CSF cultures grew Streptococcus viridans which subsequently identified to be Streptococcus suis. The patient improved after treatment but deafness persisted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Deafness / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / complications
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Streptococcal Infections / complications
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Streptococcus suis*